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Windows 11 user of Carbonite backup, at start of day and I am the only user, open file get message "File in use""

at start of day and I am the only user, open file get message "File in use"" This is after I set Carbonite to not backup for 8 hours

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Files, folders, and storage
asked 2026-07-24T12:30:39.6233333+00:00
ItascaCP 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-07-28T03:54:44.7066667+00:00
Emma1-N 9,800 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Has anyone been impacted by the retirement of SharePoint One-Time Passcode (SPO OTP) and the transition to Microsoft Entra B2B?

Hi, We would like to know whether any organizations have already been impacted by the retirement of SharePoint One-Time Passcode (SPO OTP) authentication and the transition to Microsoft Entra B2B guest authentication, as the rollout began on July 1,…

Microsoft 365 and Office | SharePoint | For business | Other
asked 2026-07-16T06:43:40.1666667+00:00
Kishani Gunewardane 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-07-28T03:54:32.19+00:00
Kishani Gunewardane 0 Reputation points
2 answers

choppy bluetooth sounds

I get sound in my speakers but its choppy like im far away or have a bad connection

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Internet and connectivity
asked 2026-07-24T03:20:30.4766667+00:00
David Millet 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-07-28T03:53:25.5233333+00:00
Emma1-N 9,800 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
2 answers

help with scanner/printer connecting to desktop

I have a desktop computer with microsoft. My printer/scanner s a MFC-J5855DW It is wireless. Almost everytime I go top use the scanner, it says not connected or not working. I used to be able to shut down my computer and then shut down my…

Windows for home | Other | Devices and drivers
asked 2026-07-23T20:15:56.2633333+00:00
Cynthia Thomas 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-07-28T03:52:53.78+00:00
Emma1-N 9,800 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
2 answers

how to fix Bluetooth

i cannot find other Bluetooth devices in my 255 G10 windows 11. how to fixed that

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Performance and system failures
asked 2026-07-24T01:50:49.34+00:00
samlongbi phangcho 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-07-28T03:52:21.1+00:00
Emma1-N 9,800 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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my microphone does not work, but you can hear it muffled.

hello, ever since my pc came at about the start of january, my microphone doesnt work properly despite trying a driver roll back and turning audio enhancements on and off. i also made sure its my main device. the input volume only says 1 percent. i have…

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Devices and drivers
asked 2026-07-24T21:27:38.0266667+00:00
spoink !! 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-07-28T03:51:48.57+00:00
Emma1-N 9,800 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Alt + Tab working but not correctly.

Just a bit ago I could quickly hit Alt + Tab and it'd insta-switch to my last window. Now it forces me to open the entire menu of my tabs, and press Tab again to make it go to a different tab.

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Settings
asked 2026-03-05T23:23:10.92+00:00
Jack Thomas 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-07-28T03:48:38.2266667+00:00
Albert Brown 0 Reputation points
1 answer One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Spotify Premium Punch Card stuck at 2/6 - Generic support responses and zero fixes. Is this an engagement scam?

Is anyone else completely stuck on the Spotify Premium Rewards punch card? Mine has been indefinitely stuck at 2/6 for over 5 days now. The specific task that is completely broken is: "Do a quick search of your favorite artists on Bing and see if…

Bing | Microsoft Rewards
Bing | Microsoft Rewards

A program that grants points for using Bing search, which users can redeem for gift cards, sweepstakes entries, or charitable donations.

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asked 2026-07-20T18:44:21.9766667+00:00
SR 20 Reputation points
commented 2026-07-28T03:45:50.2666667+00:00
Clary-N 13,685 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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trouble download phone link and install the phone link update

Why I can't download phone link update. i was prompted to download the phone link update on phone link app but was unable to download and install the update.

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Connect Phone and PC
asked 2026-07-28T03:06:57.5566667+00:00
Simon Sik 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-07-28T03:43:14.48+00:00
Gunasekar N 73,295 Reputation points Independent Advisor
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365 installing problem can i get a live teck -removed for privacy-

how can i get a live teck to talk to me to help fix ny computer? I purchases 365 last wek and tryed to install it since then i have had two teck trying to help install 365 and couldn't do it I need someone to help me

Microsoft 365 and Office | Install, redeem, activate | For home | Other
asked 2026-07-27T17:01:06.4866667+00:00
Emmet Foxworth 5 Reputation points
answered 2026-07-28T03:38:32.49+00:00
Norah-L 8,595 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Not receiving emails from discord

My discord account was compromised and I’ve tried contacting discord support through a different email but since I’m not receiving any emails through my outlook/hotmail account from discord and Discord support I’m unable to submit a ticket to resolve the…

Outlook | Web | Outlook.com | Email
asked 2026-06-28T17:08:33.9933333+00:00
Tony Fowles 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-07-28T03:34:50.2833333+00:00
Hornblower409 11,205 Reputation points
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In new Foundry Agent how to delete vector store and file store after 15 days of creation.

In new Foundry Agent how to delete vector store and file store after 15 days of creation.

Foundry Agent Service
Foundry Agent Service

A fully managed platform in Microsoft Foundry for hosting, scaling, and securing AI agents built with any supported framework or model

98 questions
asked 2026-07-24T17:58:24.6+00:00
Raghav Mittal 20 Reputation points
commented 2026-07-28T03:34:21.48+00:00
Pavan Kumar Purilla 90 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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How to upload a file to blob storage in Azure AI Foundry without using AI Search Tool?

The objective is when user uploads a file in the playground, that file should be uploaded to blob storage and return the BLOB URL. I have APIs which require files (Multipart/Form data or Base64) and added those as Tool to the AI Agent. The lagging…

Foundry Tools
Foundry Tools

Formerly known as Azure AI Services or Azure Cognitive Services is a unified collection of prebuilt AI capabilities within the Microsoft Foundry platform

4,599 questions
asked 2026-07-26T20:19:43.36+00:00
Aziz Khan 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-07-28T03:32:47.6766667+00:00
Pavan Kumar Purilla 90 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
2 answers

I am unable to deploy model in foundry it says I do not have quota

I am building a Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) application for a project, using the standard "Azure OpenAI On Your Data" architecture (Azure Blob Storage → Azure AI Search → Azure OpenAI chat model). My subscription is upgraded to…

Foundry Models
Foundry Models

A catalog of AI models in Microsoft Foundry that you can discover, compare, and deploy using Azure’s built‑in tools for evaluation, fine‑tuning, and inference

150 questions
asked 2026-07-24T22:45:22.7033333+00:00
Anand R 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-07-28T03:31:15.6333333+00:00
Pavan Kumar Purilla 90 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Unable to Enrol FIDO2 Security Keys in a Hybrid AD Environment

Hi everyone, we have enabled FIDO2 authentication in Entra ID, but our domain users are still unable to enrol their security keys. Could this be caused by a missing hybrid identity configuration, authentication method setting, or on-premises AD…

Windows for business | Windows 365 Business
asked 2026-07-28T03:01:07.4533333+00:00
Oliver Harris 20 Reputation points
edited an answer 2026-07-28T03:29:56.9666667+00:00
Marcin Policht 98,980 Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
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Mistral Document AI (with OCR 4) deployment succeeds, but generated REST endpoint returns HTTP 404

Hello, I am trying to use the newly announced Mistral Document AI (OCR 4) model in Azure AI Foundry. The deployment completes successfully, and the model status is Succeeded. After deployment, I used the REST endpoint and sample code for CURL generated…

Foundry Models
Foundry Models

A catalog of AI models in Microsoft Foundry that you can discover, compare, and deploy using Azure’s built‑in tools for evaluation, fine‑tuning, and inference

150 questions
asked 2026-06-29T07:08:37.9133333+00:00
Aleksandr Kodiakov 30 Reputation points
commented 2026-07-28T03:29:54.5233333+00:00
Pavan Kumar Purilla 90 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Não consigo acessar pasta compartilhada de rede local

Não consigo conectar numa pasta compartilhada de rede local no escritório, sendo todos os outros computadores da sala conseguem compartilhamento, menos a minha maquina.

Windows for business | Windows Server | Networking | Network connectivity and file sharing
asked 2026-07-27T18:41:48.73+00:00
Leandro Lourenço 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-07-28T03:24:36.5266667+00:00
Daphne Huynh (WICLOUD CORPORATION) 665 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
2 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

how do I create a new .pst file in the latest version of New Outlook

I need to backup my mail like I have been doing for many years. I need to create a new .pst file to do so, and the option doesn't seem to exist anymore in New Oultlook version 1.2026.617.600

Outlook | Windows | New Outlook for Windows | For business
asked 2026-06-30T16:55:59.5633333+00:00
Francisco Rodriguez 20 Reputation points
edited an answer 2026-07-28T03:23:10.0033333+00:00
Hornblower409 11,205 Reputation points
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Cannot use my PIN to log in to Win 11; no other options provided on login screen

In order to use MemTest86 11.7 UEFI to test my RAM modules to figure out why my PC is freezing so much while running on battery, I was forced to turn off Secure Boot in UEFI BIOS to avoid the violation caused by the MemTest86 USB boot drive. The test…

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Accounts, profiles, and login
asked 2026-07-28T02:39:56.19+00:00
Kirk-RS 20 Reputation points
edited an answer 2026-07-28T03:20:14.22+00:00
Gunasekar N 73,295 Reputation points Independent Advisor
5 answers

WE only have 19 day left to survive......

Every Windows 11 Expirmental (Future Piatforms) are EOL in 12 Augest 2026, :(

Windows Insider program | Windows Insider preview | Install, activate, and Windows update
asked 2026-07-24T13:44:42.56+00:00
Duy Nguyễn 85 Reputation points
answered 2026-07-28T03:13:57.6+00:00
Pauli O 16,000 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator